“I love jiu-jitsu a lot, and I’m really excited to display it on it a different field,” Tate told the combat sports media at UFC Melbourne (transcribed by MMA Junkie). “It’s different when you’re fighting. You have to worry about people trying to get back up all the time, so it’s different. I think this is going to be a whole new avenue to express myself as an athlete, so I think it will be fun.”

In addition, in the wake of her retirement, Tate was praised by former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub as one of the best analysts he’s ever worked with, which led many to wonder if Tate would take an analyst role with Fox Sports 1.

She touched on the subject, saying:

“It looks like something will come to fruition with FOX at some point, so we’ll just see how that all unfolds,” Tate said. “I think there’s going to be a lot of things that I have to look forward to. I’ve got to kind of sit down and talk to my management and see exactly what’s next.”

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